This position serves as the Supervisory Park Ranger for the Palisades Interpretive District at Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park. The incumbent serves as the interpretive and educational technical expert and exercises authority over all interpretive and educational activities in the district. Open to the first 100 applicants or until July 28, 2023; whichever comes first. All applications submitted by 11:59 (EST) on the closing day will receive consideration.

Duties

The major duties of the Supervisory Park Ranger (I) position include, but are not limited to, the following: Serves as the Palisades Interpretive Supervisor which is directly responsible for the day-to-day administration and coordination of staff and activities associated with interpretive operations. Supervises interpretive and educational staff and activities in the district including but not limited to park and partner interpretive program development and implementation, media services, volunteer life-long-learning programs, and the Visitor Center. Spearheads district interpretive communications utilizing a wide range of formats such as print or digital multimedia to diverse audiences.

Requirements

Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement - 07/28/2023 - unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. For current Federal employees, if hours worked per week are not included on your resume, you must submit a non-award SF-50 for each federal position listed as part of your application to be used to validate your work schedule and determine the amount of qualifying experience that you will be granted. An award SF-50 will not be acceptable documentation for which to consider your amount of qualifying experience. For all other applicants who are not current federal employees, your resume must state either "full-time" (or "40 hours a week") or "part-time" with the number of hours worked per week to ensure proper crediting of specialized experience. Failure to adequately provide information needed to determine number of hours worked in each position may result in that time not being credited when evaluating qualifying experience. For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the full and/or part-time hours requirement as the service dates will be reflected. To qualify for the Supervisory Park Ranger position at the GS-12 grade level, you must meet the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement: EXPERIENCE: At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Experience at this level must include all of the following: 1) Providing leadership and direction for interpretive operations; 2) Developing and leading volunteer programs; 3) Producing communication material utilizing a wide range of formats; and 4) Implementing interpretive, educational, or outreach programs. You must include hours per week worked. You must include months, years and hours per week worked to receive credit for your work and/or volunteer experience. One year of specialized experience is equivalent to 12 months at 40 hours per week. Part-time hours are prorated. You will not receive any credit for experience that does not indicate exact hours per week or is listed as "varies". Experience listed as full-time will be credited at 40 hours per week. Volunteer Experience: Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education

There is no substitution of education for experience at the grade level(s) of this announcement.

Contacts

• Address Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park 142 W. Potomac St Williamsport, MD 21795 US
• Name: NCR SHRO
• Email: [email protected]